Ryanair called on the government to axe or suspend Air Passenger Duty as it revealed six new routes from Birmingham airport this winter to give a network covering 28 destinations.
Bergamo, Lisbon, Bucharest, Shannon, Turin and Vilnius services have been added from October.
Ryanair commercial director Jason McGuinness said: “As travel continues to grow and consumer confidence in air travel returns, Ryanair once again calls on the UK government to scrap or suspend APD to allow airlines quickly recover connectivity, jobs and tourism in the aftermath of the pandemic.
“APD makes UK airports very uncompetitive versus Europe, where Ryanair continues to add capacity, having opened a number of bases in recent months in the likes of Zagreb, Stockholm, Billund and Riga.
“While Ryanair is committed to the UK and its Birmingham airport, the lack of government support continues to create further barriers to boosting traffic and growth.”
Fares for £19.99 are available in a Birmingham seat sale for travel until the end of November.